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Injection site bruising: Which Medications Cause It? (61,816 Reports Across 421 Drugs)

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Injection site bruising has been reported as an adverse event with 421 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 61,816 total reports. 158 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Injection site bruising are ETANERCEPT, ADALIMUMAB, and EVOLOCUMAB.

61,816
Total Reports
421
Drugs Involved
158
Deaths
3,061
Hospitalizations
52.8 yrs
Average Patient Age
79.7% / 20.3%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Injection site bruising Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ETANERCEPT 7,734 2.2% 3 222 8
ADALIMUMAB 7,249 1.5% 5 475 12
EVOLOCUMAB 4,409 3.0% 1 83 3
TERIPARATIDE 4,405 6.3% 1 77 2
DUPILUMAB 4,332 1.1% 4 111 1
TIRZEPATIDE 2,665 2.7% 0 14 0
SECUKINUMAB 1,969 1.3% 9 103 24
DULAGLUTIDE 1,832 2.5% 0 23 1
HUMIRA 1,623 4.1% 0 25 0
EXENATIDE 1,299 4.2% 0 30 3
GLATIRAMER 1,197 2.6% 0 48 7
INTERFERON BETA-1A 1,180 1.8% 2 153 3
SOMATROPIN 1,140 1.7% 1 30 1
INSULIN GLARGINE 1,047 1.1% 1 60 4
ABALOPARATIDE 946 4.1% 0 20 0
CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL 863 0.9% 3 77 3
ENBREL 854 4.8% 0 25 0
ALIROCUMAB 821 3.6% 2 26 1
INSULIN LISPRO 803 1.0% 1 63 2
METHOTREXATE 789 0.3% 2 114 18

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Injection site bruising

7,734 reports
7,249 reports
4,409 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)